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Zulkarnain Zainal is affiliated with Universiti Putra Malaysia and is active in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Their work also intersects with Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Mechanical Engineering.

Their research covers a variety of specialized topics that include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal

Zulkarnain Zainal has published papers in numerous venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Diffusion and defect data, solid state data. Part B, Solid state phenomena/Solid state phenomena
  • RSC Advances
  • Polymers
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Recent publications include:

  • Significance of nanomaterials in electrochemical sensors for nitrate detection: A review, 2021, Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry
  • Nanomaterials for the Treatment of Heavy Metal Contaminated Water, 2022, Polymers
  • Production of methyl esters from waste cooking oil and chicken fat oil via simultaneous esterification and transesterification using acid catalyst, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Novel pyrochlores in the Bi2O3-Fe2O3-Ta2O5 (BFT) ternary system: synthesis, structural and electrical properties, 2020, Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Insight into the synergistic photocatalytic-adsorptive removal of methyl orange dye using TiO2/chitosan based photocatalyst, 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Frequent collaborators with whom Zulkarnain Zainal has co-authored multiple works include:

  • Hong Ngee Lim
  • Abdul Halim Abdullah
  • Mohd Haniff Wahid
  • Noor Nazihah Bahrudin
  • Zainal Abidin Talib

Best Publications

  • Bactericidal Activity of TiO2 Photocatalyst in Aqueous Media: Toward a Solar-Assisted Water Disinfection System.

    Chang. Wei;Wen Yuan. Lin;Zulkarnain. Zainal;Nathan E. Williams

  • Flexible Graphene-Based Supercapacitors: A Review

    W. K. Chee;H. N. Lim;Z. Zainal;N. M. Huang

  • Carbon-Based Nanomaterials/Allotropes: A Glimpse of Their Synthesis, Properties and Some Applications

    Salisu Nasir;Mohd Zobir Hussein;Zulkarnain Zainal;Nor Azah Yusof

  • Removal of basic and reactive dyes using ethylenediamine modified rice hull.

    Siew Teng Ong;Chnoong Kheng Lee;Zulkarnain Zainal

  • Encapsulation techniques for organic phase change materials as thermal energy storage medium: A review

    Tumirah Khadiran;Tumirah Khadiran;Mohd Zobir Hussein;Zulkarnain Zainal;Rafeadah Rusli

  • Performance of Flexible and Binderless Polypyrrole/Graphene Oxide/Zinc Oxide Supercapacitor Electrode in a Symmetrical Two-Electrode Configuration

    W.K. Chee;H.N. Lim;I. Harrison;K.F. Chong

  • Controlled release of a plant growth regulator, α-naphthaleneacetate from the lamella of Zn–Al-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite

    Mohd Zobir bin Hussein;Zulkarnain Zainal;Asmah Hj Yahaya;Dickens Wong Vui Foo

  • Characterization of TiO2–Chitosan/Glass photocatalyst for the removal of a monoazo dye via photodegradation–adsorption process

    Zulkarnain Zainal;Lee Kong Hui;Mohd Zobir Hussein;Abdul Halim Abdullah

  • Photocatalytic treatment of 4-chlorophenol in aqueous ZnO suspensions: intermediates, influence of dosage and inorganic anions.

    Umar Ibrahim Gaya;Abdul Halim Abdullah;Zulkarnain Zainal;Mohd Zobir Hussein

  • Advanced energy storage materials for building applications and their thermal performance characterization: a review

    Tumirah Khadiran;Tumirah Khadiran;Mohd Zobir Hussein;Zulkarnain Zainal;Rafeadah Rusli

  • Cathodic electrodeposition of SnS in the presence of EDTA in aqueous media

    Arniza Ghazali;Zulkarnain Zainal;Mohd Zobir Hussein;Anuar Kassim

  • Cathodic electrodeposition of SnS thin films from aqueous solution

    Zulkarnain Zainal;Mohd Zobir Hussein;Arniza Ghazali

  • Nanocomposite-based controlled release formulation of an herbicide, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate incapsulated in zinc–aluminium-layered double hydroxide

    Mohd Zobir bin Hussein;Asmah Hj Yahaya;Zulkarnain Zainal;Loo Hee Kian

  • Removal of dyes using immobilized titanium dioxide illuminated by fluorescent lamps

    Zulkarnain Zainal;Lee Kong Hui;Mohd Zobir Hussein;Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap

  • Nanomaterials for the Treatment of Heavy Metal Contaminated Water

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  • Photocatalytic degradation of p-cresol by zinc oxide under UV irradiation.

    Yadollah Abdollahi;Abdul Halim Abdullah;Zulkarnain Zainal;Nor Azah Yusof

  • Significance of nanomaterials in electrochemical sensors for nitrate detection: A review

    R.K.A. Amali;H.N. Lim;I. Ibrahim;N.M. Huang

  • Preparation and characterization of active carbons from oil palm shells

    M.Z. Hussein;R.S.H. Tarmizi;Z. Zainal;R. Ibrahim

  • CeO2–SiO2 supported nickel catalysts for dry reforming of methane toward syngas production

    Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap;Sudarno;Umer Rashid;Zulkarnain Zainal

  • Development of antiproliferative nanohybrid compound with controlled release property using ellagic acid as the active agent

    Mohd Zobir Hussein;Samer Hasan Al Ali;Zulkarnain Zainal;Muhammad Nazrul Hakim

  • Photocatalytic removal of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol from water exploiting commercial ZnO powder

    Umar Ibrahim Gaya;Umar Ibrahim Gaya;Abdul Halim Abdullah;Mohd Zobir Hussein;Zulkarnain Zainal

  • Chemical bath deposition of tin selenide thin films

    Z Zainal;N Saravanan;K Anuar;M.Z Hussein

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohd Zobir Hussein
Mohd Zobir Hussein Universiti Putra Malaysia
Hong Ngee Lim
Hong Ngee Lim Universiti Putra Malaysia
Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap
Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap Universiti Putra Malaysia
Nay Ming Huang
Nay Ming Huang Xiamen University Malaysia
Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus
Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus National Defence University of Malaysia
Shuzi Hayase
Shuzi Hayase University of Electro-Communications
Umer Rashid
Umer Rashid UCSI University
Alagarsamy Pandikumar
Alagarsamy Pandikumar Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Nor Azowa Ibrahim
Nor Azowa Ibrahim Universiti Putra Malaysia
Thomas J. Webster
Thomas J. Webster Northeastern University

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